Vegan Bacon

5.0(36)

If you were to use this in a BLT sandwich and replaced the bacon with it, you would never know the difference! My kids are bacon lovers, but now they prefer this. It doesn't look quite like bacon but it tastes the same.

by Elcowgirl·published 2005-12-20

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Breakfast

Servings

(3–4)

Total time

25 min

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

179 kcal

Ingredients (5)

serves

1 lb firm tofu, cut into strips shaped like bacontofu
2 tablespoons nutritional yeastnutritional-yeast
2 tablespoons soya sauce
1 teaspoon liquid smokeliquid-smoke
1 tablespoon oil, something neutral, not olive oiloil

Instructions (5 steps)

01Fry tofu strips on low heat until they are crispy on the outside. The best way to do this is to lay them in the pan in the oil and let them sit for at least 10 minutes, simmering. They should turn easily after that.
02Turn them and give them another 10 minutes on the other side.
03Mix the soya sauce with the liquid smoke first, then take the pan off the heat.
04Pour the liquid smoke/soya sauce into the pan and stir the tofu so all sides are coated.
05Sprinkle the yeast over all, stir some more, over the heat, until the liquid is gone and the tofu is covered with sticky yeast.

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